Xeon Platinum 8570 vs E5-2430
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Platinum 8570 outperforms Xeon E5-2430 by a whopping 1530% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1734 | 41 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.36 | 2.46 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 1.46 | 6.45 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge-EN (2012) | Emerald Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | 14 May 2012 (13 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $119 | $9,595 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Platinum 8570 has 81% better value for money than Xeon E5-2430.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2430 and Xeon Platinum 8570 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 56 (Hexapentaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 112 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 7.2 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 15360 KB (shared) | 300 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 294 mm2 | 2x 763 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 81 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2430 and Xeon Platinum 8570 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 2 |
| Socket | FCLGA1356 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 350 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2430 and Xeon Platinum 8570. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2430 and Xeon Platinum 8570 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2430 and Xeon Platinum 8570 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2430 and Xeon Platinum 8570. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5 @ 5600 MT/s (1 DPC) |
| Maximum memory size | 384 GB | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2430 and Xeon Platinum 8570.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 80 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.26 | 53.15 |
| Recency | 14 May 2012 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 56 |
| Threads | 12 | 112 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 350 Watt |
Xeon E5-2430 has 268.4% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8570, on the other hand, has a 1530.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and 833.3% more physical cores and 833.3% more threads.
The Intel Xeon Platinum 8570 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E5-2430 in performance tests.
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